It’s still a month until Christmas – Bah Humbug! But that’s ok because these Hook-with-Warsash children are bringing the festive spirit to Ferneham Hall with their annual production A Christmas Carol. Pupils will take to the Fareham stage telling the famous Charles Dickens’ tale of Ebeneezer Scrooge who is taken on a magical journey to [...]
Volunteers raked away at overgrown plants at Hook-with-Warsash Primary School in the autumnal Dig Day. The children helped clear weeds and reorganise the school’s environmental area, which was pruned and pulled back into shape. The area had become over-grown through the spring and summer months, but the troop of helpers hacked at the weeds and [...]
Hundreds of school children dressed in spots to raise cash for Children in Need today (November 18). Thousands of pounds have been raised for the national cause in the Western Wards by children and school staff – and even Shrek! The colourfully dressed pupils decorated the six-foot ogre in a spotty hat and earrings at [...]
Youngsters delivered fruit, vegetables and tins of food to the needy people in our community as part of Harvest Festival. Pupils at Hook-with-Warsash School sang and performed readings about Harvest to smiling parents at St Mary’s Church while surrounded by piles of colourful food. Then they delivered fresh fruit and veg to 100 elderly and less [...]
Celebrating nine months ahead of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, school children in Warsash today (October 7) marked the end of a fortnight of sports with a Mini-Olympics. A chilly day, did not stop pupils at Hook-with-Warsash School sprinting, triple-jumping and hurdling on the school playing field. Pupils tried the different activities, along with basketball shooting, [...]
Road sweeper fan Jack Watson from Warsash got the chance to spruce up Fareham as a special treat a week ahead of his eighth birthday. A big smile swept across the seven-year-old’s face as he sat in the street cleaner riding along West Street in Fareham early today (October 5). The youngster had the surprise treat as an [...]
Three schools in the Western Wards are closed today (June 30) as part of the national day of action by public sector employees. Brookfield School, Park Gate Primary and St Anthony’s Primary School in Titchfield Common are closed as a result of the national strike action by teachers. Those schools in the Western Wards that [...]
Brookfield School will be closed next Thursday (June 30) as a result of national strike action by teachers – one of just two schools in the Western Wards expected to be affected by the action. Park Gate Primary School will also be closed for the day, while St Anthony’s Primary School in Titchfield Common has [...]
Firemen, Florence Nightingale, Bob Geldof and members of the Armed Services – and Spongebob Squarepants were many of the inspirational characters at schools in the Western Wards on Heroes Day. Schoolchildren and staff dressed up as people they admire to raise money for Help 4 Heroes. The schools who geared up for the Heroes Day [...]
The Rotary Club of Locks Heath held its annual Inter Schools Music Festival at Brookfield Community School. The early part of the evening was for choirs, and the second half comprised ensembles and soloists. The winners received a shield, and a cash prize for their school. As always the standard of the young musicians was [...]
